Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-17
LEE HALLS Case.
Senator Coke and Judge Hare Present
Lee Halls Evidence TO the Sec
rotary of the Interior.
Judge Tcdd OF Lsulslsna After the Mex
lean Aission-The Texas Reandary
Commission Makes No Sesilenea
fousS Lady, Bong K,Ainsea Of a
Shooting Affair she O.se R.saxsa
in, Fainfs In = Th.assr.
IKE FALLS CASE.


Special 10 the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1s-The case OF
Lee Hall will probably terminate In his
favor. Senator Coke and Jadse Hare
Represented his evidence before the Sec
rotary OF the Interior. The burden OF
proof was shifted on the government
which must prove its case. The matter
will be adjusted speedily, and, in all
probability, fsvorably to Mr.. Hal.
AFTER THE MEXICAN MISSION.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Is Judge Todd OF
Louisian,, who is an applicant for the
Mexican mission, is in town and saw the
President to-day. He is Endorsed by the
entire Louisiana delegation.
UNBALANCED He. MIND.
WASHINGTON, Dec. ls.-Dsring per-
fornance of "Article AZ" by Clara Norris
st the Grand opera house last night,
Aunie Horton, great-granddaughter of
John Calhoun, who Is now an emploge
in the Postt q :e Department, became
violently insane duriug the scene in which
Clara Is shot by George Duhamel. Five
or six years ago Miss Horton fred several
shots at George Morgan, a SON Of Senator
Morgan Of Alaoams, and il is thought that
the scene on the stage reca led th.t AFFAIR
so vlvidlV a. to unb.lauce her mind.
REPORT ON TIE BLAIR Bull.
WASHING ron, Dec. l6 -rne Senate
omnittee on educs.ion had meeting
to-day and unanimously ordered favor
able report on the Blair educational bill.
IL will be reported on as it passed in the
Senate last Congress.
THE ASSISTANT DooRKREPER.
Special to ths G Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Dec. S-Mr. Nichols,
who has Zen appointed assistant door
keeper OF tae House, is 8 son Of General
&. 3. .chols, who Is we'll known in 6 al
weston. He owes his appointment
chiefly to Congressman Grain, who has
z4alously worked for him, both before
and after the question of doorkeeper was
decided. Mr.. Nichols Is q grand master
in the Masonic order.
wa, THE YAQUIssARE.
Special to the 6 axe te.
WAsaINGT N, Dec. 16.-Tne Yaquis
Indians mentioned in the telegraphic
news Of yesterday, as having rsided the
81 L 1instal ranch, near Antonio, Mex,
are locsted 200 miles south of the border
and have no connection with this
country. A War Department Off ;ial
stated this morning that these Indians
sre relics Of the old Aztec tribes Gf the
time OF Monte zdma and that they have
been very badly treated sby the Mexican
government. They have never troubled the
Americans In the least and are rather
good friends to the people on this side OF
the line since they hate Mexican
thoroughly.
TEXAS APPOINTMENT.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1s-Archer d.
Carroll of r-xss has resigned $500 posi-
ton in the Pension Office.
Theodore G. Arnold of Texas has been
appointed a clerk in the Postofiee De-
partment at $500 per annum.
TEXAS PENSIONS.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-The following
Texas pensions were issued to-day:
Mexican war, EI'z.beth, widow OF Reu-
ben Vsnsycke, Henderson,; Charles Her-
slit, San Antonio; Adalwin Rohatsch,.
alias Adolph R)balsch, Paris; original,
jacob B Butler, Myrtle; increase, John
q. Reed, Houston Jesse L. Sellers, Blue
Ridge.
LEFT FOR THE WEST.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l6.-Secretary Endi--
colt left tonight on q tour Of inspection.
IN the west.
COULD NOT AGREE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -rhe Secretary
# the Interior to-day transmitted to the
Ii ,use report Of the comm ssloner ap-
pointed in conjunction with q Texas.
state committee TO run the line between q
portion of the Indian Territory and the
tate CT Texss. The commission. through
sjor Mans field, United States Army, the
enior member, reports it has not yet
1een able to eff ct q settle ment of the
controversy. The present condition is set
forth in the following resolution:
Resolved, that this joint committee
having done everything possible uRter
the circumstances, and being unable to
proceed further with the work in hand,
do now a0j urn without day, and that
each committee (state and feceral) make
its report to the proper authorities and
await instructions" The point in con-
tr"yersy is as to the point ss to where the
100. n meridian Of longitude crosses Red
river in accordance with the treaty OF
1919 between the United States and
Spain.
SOUTHERN CLAIMS.
WARRINGTON, Dc. is The Clerk OF
the House has completed and laid before
that body an INDEX 10 the southern
claims and the claims referred TO the
Court Of Claims under the Bowan set.
The total number of claims reported to
Congress is 90 2sS, which includes al
disaIlowed ana barred cases, involving
the sum Of $500, sci so, Of which amount
the sum Of s46, 3s9 20 Was allo we'd.
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